Quality of service in a home network
US7933274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5019
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for establishing Quality of Service (QoS) in a home network is provided. The method comprises: receiving a request for bandwidth in a virtual private network (VPN); receiving a traffic specification of an application on a control point retrieving a traffic policy; retrieving path characteristics of the VPN; and reserving resources in the VPN based on the path characteristics, the traffic policy, and the traffic specification.
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